Basic Football
76 SmartGoals training games in this category.
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2 vs 2 + third man
In this game the attacking team (two players) receive the ball from the defensive team (two players). The attacking team has to try to score in the illuminated SmartGoal. When the attack is over, a third player of the previous defensive team starts a counter attack. They have try to score in the new illuminated SmartGoal. The defensive team becomes the attacking team (three players), and the attacking team becomes the defensive team (two players).
3 vs 3
This is a 3 versus 3 game. The SmartGoals are placed all over the pitch, like the setup that is shown in the picture. Activate two SmartGoals. The team that is possessing the ball has to try to score, the other team has to defend. The teams can score by passing through the illuminated SmartGoals.
Video Back & Forth
Let the goalkeeper react on the SmartGoals behind him/her. The goalkeeper dribbles backwards towards one of the three SmartGoals that is placed on the goal line. After that, he/she needs to come forward to save the shot that will be fired.
Video Before Action 1
This exercise has it’s focus on passing. There’s only one ball that have to be passed around. One pawn is placed close to the starting point and one is placed at a larger distance. SmartGoals are placed several meters behind the pawns. The player standing at the pawn has to fall back to “drag the defender with him/her” by going through the SmartGoal before receiving the ball. When receiving the ball, this player spins and pass it through.
Video Before Action 2
This exercise has it’s focus on passing. There’s only one ball that have to be passed around. One pawn is placed close to the starting point and one is placed at a larger distance. SmartGoals are placed several meters behind the pawns. The player standing at the pawn has to fall back to “drag the defender with him/her” by going through the SmartGoal before receiving the ball. When receiving the ball, this player bounces the ball.
Video Bounce it
The goal of this exercise is to bounce the ball trough the lit up SmartGoals as many times as possible within a certain time spawn.
Video Catch, Turn & Throw
The keeper saves the ball. When he/she saved the ball, he/she needs to throw/roll the ball as quick as possible to the player behind the illuminated SmartGoal.
Video Choose your Side
The players in line will receive the ball from the player behind the SmartGoals. The players have to dribble through the lit SmartGoal and finish on goal.
Video Coach your Ball
One of the three SmartGoals indicate to which player need to be passed. The player that passes the ball to the second person has to coach the player that receive it, so this player will know which side he/she has to bounce/turn. Only coach the execution, let the players do the rest. The coach can choose to let the players decide if they turn or bounce, or can determine this ahead of the exercise.
Video Coming Off Your Goal Line
Goalkeepers are also football players, so they have to be able to participate in the match. The goalkeepers starts from the goal line. He/she has to anticipate to the illuminating SmartGoal by running towards it and bounce the incoming ball. After that, the keepers runs backwards towards its starting position.
Conditional Run
The players have to run to the other side while passing a SmartGoal that's lit in their team's colour. Optional: create a game.
Video Dribble & Switch
The player receives the ball and dribbles towards the lit SmartGoals. When arriving at the SmartGoals, the light switches (Switch-button on the SmartRemote), so the player has to react to this. Dribble through the newly lit SmartGoal and pass.
Video Drop-Out
Let the players dribble around in the circle (Variant: let them do different warming-up exercises). There’s no active SmartGoal. While dribbling they have to be aware of the SmartGoal that will light up. When a SmartGoal lights up, the players have to compete who reaches the SmartGoal first. The first person who reaches the activated SmartGoal leaves the game and is ”save”. The game ends when there is only 1 person left in the game.
Video Duo 360 (Three-Sixty)
A team of 2 players has to try to score as many goals as possible. One player will receive the ball and has to prepare it for the second player who has to score it through the lit up SmartGoal.
Video Get the Ball and Score
This exercise contains three different teams of two players. Two of the three teams need to cooperate to score in one of the 3 SmartGoals. Each team can score in all three SmartGoals.
Video Inside the Triangle 1
A team of 2 players has to try to score as many goals as possible. One player will receive the ball and has to prepare it for the second player who has to pass it through the activated SmartGoal.
Video Inside the Triangle 2
A team of 2 players has to try to score as many goals as possible. One player will receive the ball and has to prepare it for the second player who has to pass it through the activated SmartGoal. The players outside the triangle have to play the ball through the lit SmartGoal as well to get the ball back into the triangle.
Video Inside the Triangle 3
The two players in the center work together with the players outside the triangle to keep this exercise rolling. The player outside of the triangle passes the ball through the blue lit up SmartGoals to the player in the middle. The player in the middle of the triangle receives the ball and passes it through a blue lit up to a player outside the triangle.
Video Keep on Running
Keep On Running is a relay race. The players have to run through the illuminated SmartGoals (orange or blue) alternately and tap the next one. When tapped, the next player starts running. The exercise can be done with only one team (orange OR blue) or with two teams (orange AND blue).
Video Keep Your Head Up
Three Smartgoals are placed in a triangle. When the player receives the ball, he/she gets to dribble through as many SmartGoals as possible within a certain time spawn.
Video Know Your Surroundings
An exercise especially made to train players to "get eyes in their back". One player stands with his back towards the SmartGoals. This player bounces the ball, when the other player passes the ball through the lit up SmartGoal to the other side.
Video Left or Right
In this exercise two SmartGoals are placed in front of the goal, each one in another corner of the goal. When the ball comes left = saving the ball; When the ball comes right = passing the ball.
Video Lightning Shuffle
This exercise is similar to "The SmartGoal Ladder", only in this exercise the distance between the SmartGoals is bigger. The SmartGoals have to be placed in a line (like a ladder). The players have to run through the illuminated SmartGoals 5 times. When a player completed 5 SmartGoals, the next player in line starts.
Video Long Ball & 3rd Man
This exercise is similar to the "Duo 360 (three-sixty)". Only in this exercise the players receive the ball by a long pass, instead of a short pass. The players have to react on the classical "Kick and Rush" and make the best out of it.
Long Ball and 3 vs 3
The keeper has to play the ball to a player of the opponent through a long ball. The player in the middle receives the ball and needs to anticipate on the lit up SmartGoal. They have to cope with their ball possession and start a counterattack by passing the ball through an activated SmartGoal against 3 defenders.
Video Look and Move
This is an exercise with two bounces where the center player has to run through the illuminated SmartGoal before he/she can try to score. After the first bounce, the player in the middle needs to be aware to which side he has to run. In the mean time; the ball will be passed to the end station and will be prepared for the incoming running player that has passed the SmartGoal. The incoming player finishes on goal and tries to score.
One Colour Triangle
The player inside the triangle starts and has to pass the ball through a blue lit SmartGoal. The players outside the triangle have to play the ball through the blue lit SmartGoal as well to get the ball back into the triangle.
Video One Touch Triangle
This exercise is all about the single touch. Three SmartGoals are placed in a triangle. 3 Players have to cooperate to get the ball through the illuminated SmartGoals. This means the players have to keep passing.
Video Pass, Catch and Run
The player in the middle receives the ball, passes(bounces) it back, runs through the lit up SmartGoal and so on. An extension: Between sprint and pass, catch and throw a tennis-ball. This will increase the eye-hand coordination.
Video Passing Circle 1
The center player inside the circle passes and receives the ball constantly. The center player passes the ball through a blue/orange lit up SmartGoal, gets the ball back, and passes to another blue/orange lit up SmartGoal again.
Passing Circle 2
This exercise is similar to the "Passing Circle 1". One small difference with the Passing Circle 1: the players have to take eachothers place. The player in the middle receives the ball and starts dribbling to outside the circle through the lit up SmartGoal. When outside the circle, the player has to pass the ball through the new lit up SmartGoal to the new player in the circle.
Video Passing Rectangle
This exercise contains a lot of passing and running. The center player has to divide the game by reacting on the SmartGoals. He/she receives the ball and needs to dribble through the lit up SmartGoals.
Video React & Save
The goalkeeper has to try to save the ball after running through the illuminating SmartGoal. The illuminating SmartGoal decides the angle of the shot. Let the goalkeeper react on one of the five SmartGoals that are lined up in front of the goal.
Video Receive & Turn
Ask the ball and run through the orange lit SmartGoal. Receive it and dribble through the blue lit SmartGoal.
Video Running Test
This exercise can be done with or without ball. When the player starts to run, the system timer (SmartGoals App) will also start automatically. The player has to run as quick as possible through the parcours. When the player finishes (last SmartGoal), the timer will stop. The app will show the time.
Score Game
Two teams of 3 players play a positional game. Three SmartGoals are placed at one side of the pitch. The teams need to keep ball-possession. After playing the ball around for 5 times, a team is permitted to score.
SmartGoal Match 1
In this exercise two teams compete against each other. This exercise is a normal match set-up with two teams; orange and blue. The SmartGoals are placed along the sidelines. A team can only score if they've ran through a SmartGoal lit in their teams colour.
SmartGoal Match 2
This exercise is similar to the "SmartGoal Match 1". Only is this exercise there is only one goal with one goalkeeper. Both teams have to score in the same goal. The SmartGoals are placed along the sideline. One SmartGoal is placed right across the normal goal. Make two teams: one orange and one blue. A team can only score if they've ran through a SmartGoal lit in their team's colour.
SmartGoal Match 3
This exercise is similar to the “SmartGoal Match 1”. Only is this exercise there is only one goal with one goalkeeper. Both teams have to score in the same goal. The SmartGoals are placed along the sideline. One SmartGoal is placed right across the normal goal. Make two teams: one orange and one blue. The difference with the "SmartGoal Match 2": a team can only score if they've ran 2 times through a SmartGoal lit in their team's colour.
Video Test Your Reaction Speed
In this exercise, the reaction speed of the goalkeeper will be trained. The keeper's goal: saving the ball before the player can score through the SmartGoal. When one of the two SmartGoals illuminates, one of the players tries to score in that SmartGoal. The goalkeeper has to react and try to make a safe.
Video The Accelerator
Place the SmartGoals in in a row, side by side. The player has to dribble, with the ball, through the lighting SmartGoals. After one player ran through four activated SmartGoals, the next player has to take over. So the players start one after another.
The Bazoer Twist 1
This exercise is similar to "The Bazoer Test", but has a little twist. After players scored twice through the blue lit SmartGoals, they have to sprint through the orange lit SmartGoal once.
The Bazoer Twist 2
This exercise is similar to “The Bazoer Test”, but has a little twist. After players scored once through the blue lit SmartGoals, they have to sprint through the orange lit SmartGoal twice.
The Bazoer Twist 3
This exercise is similar to “The Bazoer Test”, but has a little twist. After players scored once through the blue lit SmartGoals, they have to sprint through the orange lit SmartGoal once.
Video The Big Movement
Ask the ball and run through the orange lit SmartGoal. Another SmartGoals will light up somewhere else. Dribble through that SmartGoal and pass it to the receiver. Run, receive, dribble and pass; that's The Big Movement.
Video The Build Up
This exercise contains 4 defenders and 2 midfielders. This exercise trains your team to get a proper build up. Based on the SmartGoals the defenders have to decide which way they choose to reach the midfielders. They need to get the ball from side to side as fast as possible to reach the midfielder.
Video The Busy Dribble 1
The players have to sprint as fast as possible to the pawn in the middle. When arriving at the pawn the players have to decide which SmartGoal (that's lit up in their team's colour: orange or blue) they want to run through. When going through the SmartGoal they have to return at their team as fast as possible. When one returns, another one starts.
Video The Busy Dribble 2
The players have to dribble with ball as fast as possible to the pawn in the middle. When arriving at the pawn the players have to decide which SmartGoal (that’s lit up in their team’s colour: orange or blue) they want to run through. When going through the SmartGoal they have to return at their team as fast as possible. When one returns, another one starts.
Video The Circle Sprint
Let the player run through the lit SmartGoal and pass the ball. He/she has to bounce it back and repeat.
Video The Finishing Build Up
In this exercise; player 1 has to pass the ball to player 2, who is in front of him/her. He/She has to bounce the ball back to player 1. Player 1 has to pass to player 3. Player 3 turns and has to pass the ball through the lit up SmartGoal to player 4. Player 4 receives the ball and finishes on goal.
Video The Finishing Touch
This game is all about the cooperation between teammates that are divided over the pitch. The starting player 1 passes the ball wide to player 2. Player 2 crosses the ball deep to player 3, while player 1 starts running through the illuminated SmartGoal and takes position in front of goal. Player 3 prepares the ball so the incoming player 1 can finish.
Video The Goal Killer
The first player has to pass the ball to their teammate that is standing at the edge of the penalty-box. After passing, the first player has to run through two SmartGoals that are illuminated while his/hers teammate has prepared the ball so he/she can finish after sprinting.
Video The Hitman
This is an exercise where bouncing is the key part. Player 1 has to pass the ball to the incoming player 2. Player 2 has to bounce the ball to player 1. Player 1 starts running deep in the direction the illuminated SmartGoal guides him/her, towards the goal. Player 1 has to pass the ball deep. Now player 2 in in position to score.
The Middle of the SmartGoals
In this exercise the SmartGoals don't create the field but are part of the pitch. This is a usual positional play where the teams can score by passing the ball to their teammate through an illuminated SmartGoal.
Video The Movement
This exercise is similar to "The big movement". This exercise is only a smaller variant with less SmartGoals in use. Ask the ball and run through the orange lit SmartGoal. Another SmartGoals will light up somewhere else. Dribble through that SmartGoal and pass it to the receiver. Run, receive, dribble and pass; that’s The Big Movement.
Video The Pass Race
In this game the players have to play the ball from pawn to pawn. Only the players in the scoring-zone are allowed to score if a SmartGoal illuminates. The players have to anticipate on the illuminating SmartGoal. The certain SmartGoal decides if there is an extra pass needed.
Video The Racing Rectangle Pass
The players have to pass the ball from pawn to pawn, all around the rectangle. The player near the SmartGoal has to be aware which SmartGoal lights up. When he/she receives the ball, he/she dribbles through the lit up SmartGoal. Only the player near the SmartGoals is allowed to score.
The Relay Race
In this exercise two teams compete against each other. Each player has to dribble as quick as possible through 3 SmartGoals. The team that has all players completed 3 SmartGoals first, wins.
Video The Running Circle 1
The player starts from the center of the circle. He/she has to run through the illuminated SmartGoals. Each time the player completes a SmartGoal, he/she returns to the base pawn in the middle. When the player completed 5 SmartGoals, the next player in line starts.
The Side Step Test
A side step test where players have to be the quickest they can. Keep an eye on the execution and keep them motivated. In the video the goal is to get an as high as possible score within a certain time spawn. The exercise is in fact a repeated sidewards leap (jump). This means the load will focus on the outer leg alternately.
Video The SmartGoal Ladder
This exercise can be done with or without ball. The SmartGoals have to be placed in a line (like a ladder). The players have to run or dribble through the illuminated SmartGoals until the one at the end lights up.
Video The Solo Movement
This exercise contains just one player in the middle that stays in the middle for a certain time spawn. The goal of the player in the middle is to shift the game from one side to the other by using the SmartGoals. The player in the middle receives the ball, spins, dribbles through lit up SmartGoal and passes it to the other side.
Video The Team Builder
The Team Builder is a high intensity exercise that’s letting players switch between passing and running constantly. The players need to run through the lit up SmartGoal before receiving the ball.
Video The Triangle Game
This exercise is similar to a normal positional play. In a rectangle shaped pitch, three SmartGoals are placed in a triangle. The players can score in the SmartGoal that is lit up in their teams colour by dribbling or passing through it. Therefore the teams need to try to keep ball-possession to reach the SmartGoals.
Video The Triangle Pass 1
In this exercise the players pass the ball around by means of the SmartGoals triangle.
Video The Triangle Pass 2
In this exercise the players pass the ball around by means of the SmartGoals triangle. One additional exercise: after the pass, the players have to sprint to a pawn
Video The Triangle Pass 3
In this exercise the players pass the ball around by means of the SmartGoals triangle. One additional exercise: before they receive the ball they have to fall back.
Video The Triple Finish
The player receives the ball and dribbles towards the SmartGoals. At the last moment the light switches (Switch-button on the SmartRemote). The player has to react and dribble through the newly lit SmartGoal. After passing the SmartGoal the player has to finish on goal and score.
Video The Winning Dribble 1
This exercise can be done with or without the ball. Make two teams: orange and blue. They both have the same little parcours marked with pawns. The SmartGoal that’s lit up in their team’s colour is their finish line. The teams battle to finish first. The SmartGoal in the middle of the field will give the judgement about who wins.
The Winning Dribble 2
This exercise can be done with or without the ball. Make two teams: orange and blue. They both have the same little parcours marked with pawns. The SmartGoal that's lit up in their team's colour is their finish line. The teams battle to finish first. The SmartGoal in the middle of the field will give the judgement about who wins.
Video Third Man Bounce
Run through the orange lit SmartGoal, use the third man to bounce the ball with twice, and pass the ball through the blue lit SmartGoal to the next player in line on the other side.
Video Throw It
This exercise is similar to ''Bounce It'', but for goalkeepers. Two goalkeepers, facing each other, have to roll the ball through the lit up SmartGoal to each other. See how many times they can score in 1 minute.
Video Tiki-Taka
In this exercise, three players need to cooperate to get the ball as quick as possible through the illuminated SmartGoals. The players have to think and have to move into the right position.
Timing Dribble
This exercise can be done with or without ball. When the player starts to run through the first SmartGoal, the system timer (SmartGoals App) will also start. The player has to run along the pawns and finish as quick as possible. The timer stops when the player runs through the last SmartGoal. The app will show the time.
Video Turning Tornado
The player starts from the center of the circle. He/she has to run through the illuminated SmartGoals. Each time the player completes a SmartGoal, he/she returns to the base pawn in the middle and taps the pawn.
Video Two Colour Triangle
Three SmartGoals are placed in a triangle. The players outside the triangle have to play the ball through the orange lit SmartGoal to the player inside the triangle. The player inside the triangle has to pass the ball through a blue lit SmartGoal.